nativism
/nˈeɪtɪvˌɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "To understand just how rare, look back into history to, say, the Johnson Act of 1924. Its national-origins quota system reverberated with nativism and racism."
- "If there is to be another iteration of a Trump presidency, or a successful campaign by one of his acolytes, the scientific denial may be dialed down somewhat while retaining the reflex nativism."
- "They were targeted by a virulent strain of nativism toward those from Southern and Eastern Europe that was largely about race."
- "The Columbian Exchange was proof like no other of how, when it comes to food, so often the venue of our greatest nativisms, we, as human beings, easily slip the ties of belonging."
Etymology
Etymology tree English native Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English nativism From native + -ism.
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable